How to Beat Victreebel

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If you are looking for the best ways to defeat Victreebel in Pokémon Go, you've come to the right place! This guide will teach you how to successfully win battles against Victreebel by exploiting its Type weakness(es).

In addition, it is equally as important to choose the optimal Pokémon and Movesets to take advantage of those weaknesses. This will allow you to to deal maximum damage during battle and defeat Victreebel quickly and easily.

How to Beat Victreebel

To defeat Victreebel in Pokémon Go you must take advantage of its Type Weakness(es). Being a Grass/Poison Type, Victreebel is vulnerable against Fire, Flying, Ice, Psychic, , , , Type Moves.

This guide lists the best Pokémon and best Movesets you should use in order to defeat Victreebel as effectively and as efficiently as possible.

Before we get into the details of this guide, please see below. The following is a simple step by step guide/checklist on how to defeat Victreebel. If you would like more information surrounding terminology, specific Pokémon, Movesets, DPS, etc. feel free to check out the rest of this guide.

5 Simple Tips to Defeat Victreebel

Tip #1. CP (Combat Power) Advantage

Choose Pokémon with equal or higher CP than that of the Victreebel you are battling. If your CP advantage is high enough, the next steps will not be as important in battle. Victreebel can have up to a maximum of 2268 CP.

Tip #2. Use Move Types Victreebel is Weak Against

Taking advantage of the Type Weakness(es) of Victreebel will allow you to deal more damage during battle. Victreebel is weak against the following Types:

For example, Bulbasaur using a Grass Move, Charmander using a Fire Move or Squirtle using a Water Move will deal 25% more damage simply because the Pokémon is the same Type as the Move it is using. You can find out more about damage mechanics at the end of this page.

Tip #4. Choose the Best Type(s) of Pokémon

Dealing additional damage, while taking reduced damage is important in defeating Victreebel. Avoid using Types of Pokémon Victreebel Moves are Super Effective against, instead try to use Types of Pokémon of which Victreebel Moves are Not Very Effective against.

Taking advantage of the Type Weakness(es) of Victreebel and the STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) of your own Pokémon will allow you to deal a great amount of damage during battle. Victreebel will go down quickly if the optimal Pokémon & Movesets are used.

You can learn more about high damage Movesets at the end of this guide: Section IV. Best Pokémon & Movesets to use against Victreebel in battle.

Thank you for reading. If you would like further or more detailed information on how to defeat Victreebel please continue reading the rest of this guide. If you have questions, comments, or tips of your own, feel free to leave a message in the comment section at the end of this guide!

I. Victreebel Type Weaknesses

To defeat Victreebel you must first learn its Type weaknesses. Using specific Types of Moves that Victreebel is weak against will result in those Moves dealing Super Effective damage (25% damage bonus).

Victreebel is a Grass/Poison Type Pokémon, which means it is weak against the following Move Type(s) and will be vulnerable to the following damage multipliers:

Next we must identify Moves of the above Types. This is important as Moves that are Super Effective deal 25% additional damage. If a Pokémon has a double weakness, the Move will deal 56% additional damage.

In order to defeat Victreebel you will want to choose a Pokémon with Move Types Victreebel is vulnerable against. The moves of these types are shown below:

Before we go any further, please take a minute to consider the following. Most of this guide is focused on dealing high amounts of damage in a short period of time, in order to beat Victreebel as quickly as possible.

However, it is important to note that defensive Type weaknesses play an important role in Pokémon Go battles as well.

First off, Victreebel can deal a great amount of damage using Razor Leaf and Solar Beam. This is especially true if you are using Pokémon that are weak against these Move Type(s). The damage per second and ranking of this moveset is shown below.

While Razor Leaf and Solar Beam is a strong Moveset, most of Victreebel's Moves will deal additional damage if used against certain Types of Pokémon as they will take increased damage from Victreebel. Depending on the particular Moveset of the Victreebel you are battling against, you will want to try and avoid using Pokémon of the following Types.

On the other hand, there are certain Types of Pokémon in Pokémon Go, that will take less damage from the Moves of Victreebel. Therefore, to survive longer during Gym battles you will want to try and use Pokémon of the below Types when battling against Victreebel.

It is important to note that this is not the only factor in choosing the optimal Pokémon to defeat Victreebel. If you have a Pokémon with much higher CP and a high damage Moveset vs. Victreebel you will obviously want to use that Pokémon. You will be able to win the battle quickly before your opponent has even had a chance to deal much damage.

However, if you are using a Pokémon with average CP and an average moveset, choosing the right Type of Pokémon becomes much more important.

IV. Benefits of Type Weakness & STAB Damage

Getting back to the offensive side of battling, the next step is to identify which Pokémon have the capability of using Super Effective Moves against Victreebel.

Furthermore, we must identify Pokémon that are the same Type as the Moves they are using. This will result in an added 25% additional damage bonus, commonly referred to as STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus).

If you are new to Pokémon Go or to the damage mechanics in general, be sure to review the chart below before making your way to Section V. (Best Pokémon Movesets vs. Victreebel). It explains how Pokémon Go DB determines the best damage Moveset/Pokémon to beat Victreebel.

The following chart explains the terms used in this guide:

Battle Mechanics Terminology (Quick Reference Guide)

DPS

DPS stands for Damage per Second. The DPS of each Move is calculated by taking the Power of a Move and dividing it by the time (seconds) it takes to actually perform the move (also known as a cooldown).

STAB

STAB stands for Same Type Attack Bonus. When a Pokémon uses a Move that is the same Type as itself that Move will deal additional bonus damage. For example, if a Grass Type Pokémon uses a Grass Type Move it will deal 25% more damage.

Best Fast Move

The Best Fast Move is calculated by taking the highest DPS Fast Move a Pokémon is capable of using. This includes the 25% STAB bonus. Generally every Pokémon in Pokémon Go will have one of two possible Fast Moves.

Best Charge Move

The Best Charge Move is calculated by taking the highest DPS Charge Move a Pokémon is capable of using. This includes the 25% STAB bonus. Generally every Pokémon in Pokémon Go will have one of three possible Charge Moves.

Best Fast Move DPS vs. Victreebel

Best Fast Move DPS vs. Victreebel is calculated by taking the Best Fast Move DPS w/ STAB and multiplying that DPS by 1.25 if Victreebel has a single weakness to that Type or multiplying that DPS by 1.56 if Victreebel has a double weakness to that Type.

Best Charge Move DPS vs. Victreebel

Best Charge Move DPS vs. Victreebel is calculated by taking the Best Charge Move DPS w/ STAB and multiplying that DPS by 1.25 if Victreebel has a single weakness to that Type or multiplying that DPS by 1.56 if Victreebel has a double weakness to that Type.

Average DPS

Average DPS is simply the average of the Best Fast Move DPS vs. Victreebel and the Best Charge Move DPS vs. Victreebel. The chart is then sorted by highest Average DPS to lowest.

V. Best Pokémon & Movesets to use against Victreebel in battle.

The following chart lists the top Pokémon/Moveset against Victreebel. The list is sorted by highest Average Damage per Second to lowest. Type Effectiveness and STAB play a big role in increasing the damage that is done to Victreebel.